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= Purpose of GLBP =
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The purpose of GLBP is to ensure network connectivity in case of Router or access circuit failure. GLBP automatically Load balances the load from the IP traffic sources.
 
 
 
= Other high availability protocols
 
*HSRP [[Hot Standby Router Protocol]]
 
*VRRP [[Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol]]
 
 
 
= GLBP functions =
 
*Active virtual gateway (AVG): Members of a GLBP group elect one gateway to be the AVG for that group. Other group members provide backup for the AVG if the AVG becomes unavailable. The AVG assigns a virtual MAC address to each member of the group.
 
*Active virtual forwarder (AVF): Each gateway assumes responsibility for forwarding packets sent to the virtual MAC address assigned to it by the AVG. These gateways are known as AVFs for their virtual MAC address.
 
*Communication: GLBP members communicate with each other using hello messages sent every 3 seconds to the multicast address 224.0.0.102, User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port 3222.
 
 
 
= GLBP features =
 
*Load sharing: Traffic from LAN clients can be shared by multiple routers.
 
*Multiple virtual routers: Up to 1,024 virtual routers (GLBP groups) can be on each physical interface of a router, and there can be up to four virtual forwarders per group.
 
*Preemption: You can preempt an AVG with a higher priority backup virtual gateway. Forwarder preemption works in a similar way, except that it uses weighting instead of priority and is enabled by default.
 
*Efficient resource utilization: Any router in a group can serve as a backup, which eliminates the need for a dedicated backup router because all available routers can support network traffic.
 
= How does GLBP work =
 
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[[Image:GLBP1.png|thumb|500px|float|Picture 1: GLBP group with Router R1 as AVG and AVF and Router R2 and R3 as AVF]]
 
 
 
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